Case of Infectious Fever political cartoon, 1820

At the center of this 1820 cartoon, a man lying face-down on a bed vomits into a bucket, groaning "drunk drunk oh lord." He is surrounded by doctors and officials from the New York Board of Health who are convinced that he has yellow fever, and who ignore the African American servant woman...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Unknown Artist (Creator)
Contributors: Unknown (Colorist)
Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania medium graphics collection (#V64)
Date:1820
Alternate Date:1820
Dimensions:32.5 x 26.5 cm
Extent:1 loose sheet
Call Number:Bb 612 C266
Format: Electronic
Language:English
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Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/11824
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